Ohio State avoids becoming a bad headline

6:19 AM,
Mar. 26, 2013

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| By Rob McCurdy
CentralOhio.com

"Bye, bye Buckeyes" wasn't to be this past weekend. Ohio State dodged its own embarrassing headline by avoiding an upset during the NCAA tournament's opening weekend, which could not be said for No. 1 seed Gonzaga, second-seeded Georgetown, No. 3 seed New Mexico and fourth-seeded Saint Louis.

"I think the thing I'm most proud of is The Ohio State University is the only team in college basketball (that is) going to our fourth straight Sweet 16," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. "With this basketball team, that was ...